Stepped crimp ring

- Rostra Tool Company
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Description

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of the stepped crimp ring of my design, incorporating an annular groove;

FIG. 2 is a rear perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a side elevational view thereof, the opposite side being a mirror image;

FIG. 6 is a top plan view thereof, the bottom view being a mirror image;

FIG. 7 is a side elevational view thereof, in cross-section, taken along line 77 of FIG. 3;

FIG. 8 is a side elevational view thereof showing the stepped crimp ring attaching a pipe to a connector, with the broken lines shown for illustrative purposes and not a part of the claimed design;

FIG. 9 is an alternate embodiment of a front perspective view of the stepped crimp ring of my design, without an annular groove;

FIG. 10 is a rear perspective view thereof;

FIG. 11 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 12 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 13 is a side elevational view thereof, the opposite side being a mirror image;

FIG. 14 is a top plan view thereof, the bottom view being a mirror image;

FIG. 15 is a side elevational view thereof, in cross-section, taken along line 1515 of FIG. 11; and,

FIG. 16 is a side elevational view thereof showing the stepped crimp ring attaching a pipe to a connector, with the broken lines shown for illustrative purposes and not a part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a stepped crimp ring, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D637697
Type: Grant
Filed: May 7, 2008
Date of Patent: May 10, 2011
Assignee: Rostra Tool Company (Branford, CT)
Inventor: Richard A. Steiner (East Haddam, CT)
Primary Examiner: T. Chase Nelson
Assistant Examiner: Eric L Goodman
Attorney: Cantor Colburn LLP
Application Number: 29/307,720
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Coupling Or Joint (D23/262)